Pakistani Tribesmen, With Government Support, Attack Taliban Extremists -- McClatchy News
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistani tribesmen, enraged by a suicide bombing of a mosque in their district, organized a traditional militia and attacked Taliban extremists this weekend -- an action that government officials welcomed and western allies are likely to endorse.
Locals raised a "lashkar" or traditional militia in the Upper Dir district, which is next to the Swat valley, where the Pakistani army is battling Taliban, after a suicide bomber struck a mosque during the Friday weekly prayers, killing at least 40 people.
The development, another sign of the Pakistani public's decisive turn against Islamic militants in recent weeks, could boost the country's war against armed extremists.
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